Carotenoids: Health Effects

Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition

Volumn 1-4, Issue , 2012, Pages 292-297

  Tanumihardjo, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Biomarkers; Disease risk; Fruit; Lutein; Lycopene; Phytochemicals; Vegetables; Zeaxanthin; Carotene; Carotene; Cryptoxanthin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84910047886     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-375083-9.00045-3     Document Type: Chapter

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